It was precisely because of this that Tiansui Capital—or Zhongli Sui himself—had earned a reputation among his peers for being lavish with investments, yet no one questioned it. Within Tiansui Capital, quite a few major clients had raised the matter with Zhongli Sui, believing that when investing in projects, "you could place greater emphasis on investors' interests and push the valuation down a little further." However, Tiansui Capital had always maintained exceptionally high returns on investment. Such voices existed, but they were not dominant.
Most people still trusted Tiansui Capital's investment judgment and operational methods and were willing to sit back and wait steadily for dividends.
But if Tiansui Capital's acquisition of Haoyang Technology really encountered complications, and someone took the opportunity to stir up public sentiment, Zhongli Sui could imagine that the ensuing criticism would certainly affect Tiansui Capital's reputation and standing, undermine its major clients' trust, and in turn affect its stock price.
So Zhongli Sui was truly grateful to Gu Chen for helping him solve a huge problem.
Zhongli Sui looked at Gu Chen with gentle eyes. "Why refuse? Do you think the gift is too modest?"
Before Gu Chen could speak, Zhongli Sui nodded solemnly and continued to himself, "Indeed. Seven hundred and fifty million U.S. dollars, plus Tiansui Capital's reputation, in exchange for a forty-million-yuan apartment. It is a little embarrassing."
"That's not what I meant!" Gu Chen said anxiously. "I just think that it was only something I said in passing. There's no need for you to thank me so seriously... That's not exactly what I mean either... Anyway, this gift is too valuable. I can't accept it."
"But you helped me so much. If I do nothing, I'll feel bad about it too." Zhongli Sui's eyes crinkled with amusement as he looked at